Definition:Hankel Function/Also known as
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Hankel Function: Also known as
The Hankel functions are also known as the Bessel functions of the third kind.
However, as there are two kinds of Hankel functions:
referring to them as Bessel functions of the third kind is a recipe for confusion.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Bessel functions
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Hankel function
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Bessel functions
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Hankel function